Display-sign.



M. H. HARRIS.

DISPLAY SIGN.

APPLICATION man MAR. 21. 1913.

1 1 81 ,661. Patented May 2, 1916.

WITNESSES INVENTOR 16 51% ATTORNEY MOSES H. HARRIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY-SIGN.

Application filed March 21, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MOSES H. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a newand useful DisplaySign, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to display signs and more particularly to signsadapted to advertise and call attention to business of an opticalnature.

The object of this invention is to provide a sign with an illustrationof eyes set within a frame formed in the design 'of eye glasses orspectacles, and adapted to be swung in front of the place of businessand as the sign is effective in both directions, the attention of thepasser-by in either direction of travel is attracted.

Further advantages of my invention are set forth in the followingspecification and illustrated in the drawings annexed hereto, in whichFigure 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 is asectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The drawings illustrate as an embodiment of this invention a duplexeyeglass advertising sign.

1 and 1 are two similar hollow oval casings, each having openings 4, 1at its opposite ends. Two plates 2 and 3 are secured respectively toopposite sides of said casings, and each of said side plates includestwo oval frames surrounding said openings of the casings and a bridge as2 connecting said frames, said bridge corresponding to the .nose bridgeof an eyeglass. Panes 5 of glass or other transparent or translucentmaterial close the openings l, being set at their edges in recesses 6 inthe plates 2 and 3 between said plates and the walls of the casings.Electric bulbs 7 of the usual type are mounted in sockets secured to theside Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1916.

Serial No. 755,825.

plates 2 and 3 and bulbs 8 are set in sockets secured to the inside ofthe casing 1. These external and internal lights can be carried inmultiple or series on the same lead. For convenient access to theinternal light bulbs, hand holes with suitable covers 9 are provided inthe casing l. Secured to the casing l are lugs 10 to cooperate with Ubolts 11 which pass through a horizontal plate 12 adapted to be used asa space for a name or other reading matter. On the plates 5 areproduction of a human eye 13 can either be painted or reproduced bydecalcomania.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A duplexeyeglass advertising sign comprising two oval casings having openings intheir opposite side walls, transparent panes closing said openings andhaving thereon representations of human eyes, two plates disposed onopposite sides of said casings and each including two oval framessurrounding said openings and a bridge connecting said frames, lampsdisposed on said plates, and lamps disposed within said casings.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner 0! Patents, Washington, D. 0.

